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What is the purpose of the Bowl Championship Series or BCS?
The BCS was created to end split championships and for the champion to win the title on the field between the two teams selected by the BCS. The system also selected match-ups for four other prestigious BCS bowl games: the Rose Bowl Game, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl.
How does the BCS playoff system work?
The BCS takes the number of points for each team, and divides them by 1450, which is the number of points a team would have if they were ranked #1 on all the ballots. The process is the same as the Coaches Poll, except the number of points in the Harris Poll for each team are divided by 2850.
What is the college football national championship trophy called?
AFCA National Championship Trophy
The AFCA National Championship Trophy (also known as the Coaches’ Trophy) is the trophy awarded annually by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to the NCAA Division I FBS college football national champion as determined by the Coaches’ Poll.
What form of playoffs is used in college football?
The plus-one system, also known as a 4-team playoff, is the system used to determine the National Champion in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly called Division I-A) of NCAA football in the United States.
How are college football bowls decided?
The bowls outside of the CFP have individual contracts with the conferences to offer preferential bids to teams from those conferences. As long as teams are bowl eligible, they may be selected by these bowls to meet these contracts.
Who won the 2004 NCAA football championship?
USC
USC defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl by a score of 55–19, which earned the Trojans their second consecutive AP title and first-ever BCS title.
Who won the 2005 national championship?
The Longhorns
Texas defeated USC largely due to the performance of quarterback Vince Young, who gained 467 yards of total offense and ran for three touchdowns. The Longhorns won their first national championship since 1970, and their first consensus national title since 1969.
Which college football teams have won the most BCS Championships?
Bowl Championship Series Most BCS wins Ohio State, USC (6) Most BCS championships Alabama (3) Conference with most appearances Big Ten (28) Conference with most game wins SEC (17)
What are the college football playoffs and how do they work?
The four-team playoffs consist of two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the College Football Championship Game. The game is hosted by a different city each year, with locations selected by bids, akin to the Super Bowl or the Final Four. AT Stadium hosted the first title game in 2015.
When did the Bowl Alliance become the Bowl Championship Series?
After a protracted round of negotiations, the Bowl Alliance was reformed into the Bowl Championship Series for the 1998 season; former Southeastern Conference commissioner Roy Kramer is considered to be the “father” of the BCS.
What is Ohio State’s record in BCS bowl games?
Bowl games. Ohio State’s record was 6*-4, with a 1-2 record in National Title Games. The University of Miami appeared in every BCS bowl except for the standalone National Championship Game, although Miami did appear in the national championship when that designation was assigned to the original four bowls in rotation.